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Historical Event on 10/16/1997

Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.
11/13/1908Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade, former ruler and great industrialist, was born.
3/23/1992G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.
12/4/1796Bajirao became the second Peshwa.
11/18/19371,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year.
2/3/1994Akash' missile launched successfully.
10/14/1885Mukandi Lal, famous Hindi writer, was born in Chamoli at U.P.
11/7/1996Cyclonic storm hits Andhra Pradesh.
5/30/1955Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Indian Worker's Movement, passed away.